The U.K.’s Independent has an interesting article on how a form of charismatic evangelical Christianity is taking a hold of London’s financial district. However, despite the rise in the number of believers, many are afraid to come out of the Christian closet. Here, for example, is what . . . . Continue Reading »
On May 11th, Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #96” from 1981 passed all records for photography when it was sold at auction for $3.89 million. This is what it looks like: What’s that you said, you philistine? Did I just hear you say, “meh?” Did you say you don’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Only in San Francisco. A ballot initiative has made the ballot that would make circumcision a crime. From the Wall Street Journal story:A group seeking to ban the circumcision of male children in San Francisco has succeeded in getting their controversial measure on the November ballot, meaning . . . . Continue Reading »
Two years ago I was invited by Priests for Life to present to its staff about euthanasia. After my speech, I did an interview with Fr. Pavone that has now been abridged and put on YouTube. So, I thought I would share it with you all.In the excerpt clips, I discuss human exceptionalism, . . . . Continue Reading »
Over the past decade, the ” fair trade ” movement has become increasingly popular, especially among Christians who seek market-based approaches to alleviating poverty. But does fair trade, which advocates the payment of a higher price to producers such as coffee farmers, actually work . . . . Continue Reading »
Lars Walker is a wonderful writer of fiction related to Vikings (and Christianity). He recently took up his pen, so to speak, to review the new Thor movie. These lines caught my attention:To anyone schooled in Norse mythology, the Odin of the movie is almost unrecognizable, except . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe Carter’s column this week coins the term “X-Cons,” the conservative subset of Generation X which takes great pains to distinguish itself from the Baby Boomer mindset. Carter provides a compelling sketch of what to look for in an archetypical X-Con, including, among many other . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh good grief: In the wake of the Arnold, Edwards, Clinton, Spitzer, Ensign, Berlusconi, JFK, Strauss-Kahn, et. al. sexual scandals, Time has a piece blaming—and almost excusing—their hound dog ways on evolution. From “The Caligula Effect:”Human males have never been . . . . Continue Reading »
I wish I could say I was surprised. After decades of assertions that judgmentalism has no place in medicine, we have recently seen advocacy for a return of such judgmentalism aimed at a different cadre of patients—specifically, the obese and smokers—based on the greater likelihood of . . . . Continue Reading »
Trevin Wax thinks so. Wax finds five reasons to believe that we have reached a tipping point on the abortion issue: The pro-life cause is winning. In state legislatures, in the media, and in grassroots efforts to reduce the number of abortions, pro-life activists have put abortion rights advocates . . . . Continue Reading »
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